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8 Apr

About the CAJ

The problems of the Canadian Association of Journalists have landed on J-Source. Given my role as editor of the Townhall blog and comments discussions, a disclosure: I am one of […]

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8 Apr

An open letter about the CAJ

Former board member Deborah Campbell, one of many supporters of the Canadian Association of Journalists who abandoned it in 2004-2005, explains why she left —  and why she thinks the […]

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8 Apr

Enemies of the Internet

On March 12, Reporters Without Borders celebrated World Day Against Cyber Censorship to support unrestricted access to the Internet. It released a list of “Enemies of the Internet” (see map […]

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8 Apr

U.S. starts to crack down on unpaid internships

It often seems like the dreaded unpaid internship is just a sad reality, but according to a recent New York Times article, the preponderance of expected free labour has risen […]

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7 Apr

Andy Barrie speaks tonight in T.O.

Recently retired CBC radio host Andy Barrie (of Metro Morning fame) gives the 2010 Atkinson lecture – titled Broadcasting, Narrowcasting and the Age of the Visible Majority – tonight at […]

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6 Apr

Former Harper aide joines CBC political commentators

The CBC has added Harper’s former director of communications Kory Teneycke to their roster of political analysts, Broadcaster Magazine reports: “Teneycke will contribute to CBC News across all platforms. He […]

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6 Apr

Not worth a life, but…

<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"><em><img align="Left" alt="Christine Dobby" border="0" height="73" hspace="5" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/Christine_Dobby.JPG" title="Christine Dobby" width="73" />A CAJ ethics report on news blackouts has spotlighted mixed feelings about the idea and practice of holding back information about kidnappings. But, as <strong>Christine Dobby</strong> reports, the report offers guidance on factors to consider when a blackout request comes along.</em><br />

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6 Apr

Women take aim at op-ed pages

In the U.S., less than 20% of newspaper opinion pieces – op-eds – are written by women, and not for lack of opinions. Author Catherine Orenstein created the Op-Ed Project […]

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6 Apr

Why newsrooms don’t use plagiarism detection services

Are newsrooms are more interested in protecting their online content from theft than making sure it’s not already stolen? Craig Silverman examines plagiarism detection services. Six years ago, in the […]

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6 Apr

Journalistes complices des policiers?

A l’issue d’une enquête journalistique, des journalistes ont transmis aux policiers une partie des informations obtenues par leurs sources dans le but de les faire inculper. Cette démarche a plongé les […]

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